'If
You
Are
A
Woman
In
The
Film
Industry,
You
Aren't
Thought
Of
As
An
Artist
Or
A
Creative
Person'
Sonam
told
the
magazine,
"I
wasn't
in
the
line
of
fire
but
it
has
been
traumatizing
to
see
what
my
colleagues
have
been
through,
and
the
witch-hunt
that
has
taken
place.
I
feel
scared...women
are
such
soft
targets.
Nobody
has
ever
spoken
about
a
man
in
the
way
women
are
being
spoken
about
right
now
It's
almost
like
we
have
gone
back
several
decades...
where,
if
you
are
a
woman
in
the
film
or
fashion
industry,
you
are
not
thought
of
as
an
artist
or
a
creative
person.
Instead,
your
moral
character
is
questioned."
Sonam
Kapoor
Calls
Out
The
Sexism
In
Bollywood
"We
are
artists.
What
is
the
difference
between
us
and
a
male
actor
or
director?
They
are
made
into
‘heroes' and
women
are
made
into
conniving
witches!
It
makes
me
nauseous
and
sick.
And
it's
even
stranger
that
some
women
are
pushing
this
narrative
forward.
There
is
a
lot
of
unlearning
that
needs
to
happen,"
the
actress
told
the
magazine.
Sonam
Kapoor
Says
Women
Are
Expected
To
Dress
And
Talk
In
A
Certain
Way
To
Fit
In
Sonam
continued,
"There
still
exists
this
idea
of
working
with
the
‘big
hero'
to
succeed.
And
female
actors
need
to
be
a
certain
way,
dress
a
certain
way,
and
talk
in
a
certain
way
to
‘fit
in'.
You
still
have
your
teams
reminding
you
to
‘fit
the
mould'.
I'm
fortunate
that
my
team
isn't
like
that,
but
it
happens
all
the
time!"
Sonam
Kapoor
Says
Women
Of
The
Film
Industry
Need
To
Turn
Down
Films
That
Are
Sexist
Talking
about
how
women
in
Bollywood
need
to
rally
together
and
make
better
choices,
the
actress
explained,
"Look
at
the
way
song
lyrics
or
scripts
are
written
about
women...
that
needs
to
change.
The
way
women
are
portrayed
and
talked
about
in
the
industry
is
not
okay,
and
as
women,
we
should
not
agree
to
work
in
those
films
because
we
are
just
harming
ourselves.
There
is
no
price
too
high,
especially
considering
all
that
has
happened
over
this
year.
Each
one
of
us
needs
to
make
better
choices,
or
we
will
be
subjected
to
a
witch-hunt
and
we
will
be
burnt
at
the
stake."